Casting for Oliver Stone's movie W [1], based on the presidency of George W. Bush, just continues to roll along and so far it all seems a little. . . absurd [2] (the idea of Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush just makes me chuckle, for example). Today there's a poster [3], which gives us some new hints at what we can expect. I'm now willing to predict that this will be total and utter farce, given that the poster is simply a roundup of some of the most. . . questionable statements George Bush has ever uttered.

As for the latest casting news, Jesse Bradford (a.k.a. that guy from Bring It On [4] and Swimfan) has been added to the group [5] as Thatcher, president of Bush's fraternity. Shooting is underway as I type in Shreveport, LA and the movie will be careening toward a theater near you this October.

So, what do you make of all this? Will this movie be brilliant? Could you see it as a drama, or do, too, you think it'll be farcical?

Source [6] and Source [7]